JEEP again

[Victor Steinbok]

  If we are to assume that Wiki information is accurate, the original
Jeeps were designed by American Bantam--with engines from
Willys-Overland and drive train from Spicer--and manufactured by Ford,
although some were built by Willis-Overland as well.

Dodge seems highly unlikely to me, as Chrysler did not acquire American
Motors, which, at the time, included the Jeep division, until 1987 (AMC
had bought Jeep in 1970). The original trademark appears to have been
owned by Willys-Overland, but they licenced it to many other
manufacturers, mostly foreign.

     VS-)

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> On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Jonathan Lighter
> <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>  wrote:
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>> IIRC, the 1/2-ton "jeep" was designed and manufactured by Dodge.
> I*I*RC, the WWII "jeep" was stereotypically manufactured - WRT design,
> further deponent sayeth not, having not even a WAG on this point - by
> Willys-Overland. Further information, sadly also based on memory, can
> be found at
>
> http://4wheeldrive.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=4wheeldrive&cdn=autos&tm=57&f=00&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.public.asu.edu/%7Egrover/willys/ws.html
>
> "The Willys Story - as I know it"
>
> (Uh, I own Bitly, but I don't know how to use it, never having needed
> it before now. Sorry about that!) :-(
>
> -Wilson
>

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